The Articulation between Natural Sciences and Systematic Theology: A Philosophical Mediation Based on the Contributions of Jean Ladriere and Xavier Zubiri

The object of this work is the interdisciplinary dialogue between

natural sciences and Christian theology. It studies the theological,

epistemological and semantic conditions that make possible an

articulation between scientific worldviews and theological discourses.

Based on some theological and epistemological conditions, this work

proposes a theological method that articulates scientific worldviews

into systematic theology through the mediation of philosophy. The method

seeks two objectives: (a) that theology remains in its epistemological

boundaries and (b) to respect the autonomy of natural sciences. Finally,

the proposed theological method is applied to three examples in dialogue

with natural sciences: (i) creation, (ii) human action and (iii) a

spiritual contemplation of God’s presence in the world.

This book follows the contributions of two major scholars of the

Twentieth Century: Jean Ladriere and Xavier Zubiri. Our considerations

are based on the scholars’ analyses of the plurality of epistemologies

and their analyses of the intellectual act.